pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to cover (with something)
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
guidance; leadership; leading the way
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
fox with supernatural powers
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
senior high school student
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
true seal (animal); earless seal
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
the deceased; deaths; persons killed